To reduce bicycle injuries and deaths, the N.C. Department of Transportation is encouraging people across the state to receive free bicycle helmets as part of its annual Bicycle Helmet Initiative. The program, founded in 2007 and overseen by the Integrated Mobility Division, has provided thousands of helmets to children, including providing more than 30,000…… read more »
DEPUTIES-WOMAN KILLED Woman wielding shotgun killed by North Carolina deputies DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says a woman wielding a shotgun was killed by deputies after she aimed the weapon at them and wouldn’t put it down. News outlets report the Durham County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a…… read more »
(GDN) — Nearly two years into the pandemic, and the state remains weary and frustrated as COVID-19 cases surge. On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper said most of the people currently in the ICU are unvaccinated. Cooper urged citizens to get a vaccine and/or booster, which are still readily available across the state. He notes the…… read more »
TROOPER BROTHERS-FATAL CRASH NC trooper, driver killed in traffic stop crash MOORESBORO, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says a trooper and a driver were killed when the trooper’s brother, also a trooper, hit the stopped patrol vehicle as he arrived to help. The crash happened Monday night in the Mooresboro area.…… read more »
State transportation officials are urging people to drive safely if travel is necessary as North Carolina experiences impacts from its first winter storm of 2022. “Heavy rainfall as well as sleet and snow in higher elevations are making driving conditions hazardous on roads from the mountains to the coast,” said State Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette. “People…… read more »
REDISTRICTING-NORTH CAROLINA Quick-moving North Carolina redistricting suit trial begins RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A fast-moving trial to determine whether North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative maps contain unlawful gerrymanders or otherwise should be used in the 2022 elections is set to begin. An array of lawyers for plaintiffs and leaders of the Republican-controlled General Assembly…… read more »
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health data shows that positive COVID-19 test rates and hospitalizations soared during the long holiday weekend. The state Department of Health and Human Services released figures on Tuesday following several days away. They show that almost 22% of tests performed on Sunday were positive. News outlets report the rate…… read more »
KIDNAPPING-ASSAULT-FOUR CHARGED Four arrested for kidnapping, assaulting N. Carolina woman DOBSON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says four people have been charged after a woman was kidnapped, stabbed and burned. A news release says that on Dec. 1, deputies with the Surry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault…… read more »
APPEALS COURT-CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER Court upholds civil rights leader’s trespassing conviction RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court says a civil rights leader received a fair trial in 2019 and his conviction on trespassing charges at the North Carolina General Assembly stands. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the North Carolina Court…… read more »
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NORTH CAROLINA Cooper pushes for COVID boosters, won’t reimpose mandates RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and top state health officials are making a push ahead of the holidays to expand free at-home testing and encourage vaccinated individuals to get a booster. But they declined to reimpose statewide mandates — even…… read more »
